Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3669

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
96
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 60 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18209025 TRAVEL MAP GENERATION DEVICE, AUTONOMOUSLY TRAVELING ROBOT, TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUSLY TRAVELING ROBOT, TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY TRAVELING ROBOT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18460009 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THERMAL PROTECTION FOR STEERING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
18902996 AUTOMATIC TRAVEL METHOD, AUTOMATIC TRAVEL SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC TRAVEL PROGRAM Non-Final OA Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
18514052 Device And Method For Controlling Autonomous Driving Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18717989 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAMERA-BASED POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC AND CONTROL Final Rejection Cummins Inc.
19006405 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18821387 COMPONENT STATUS ESTIMATION SYSTEM, COMPONENT STATUS ESTIMATION METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18403781 PLATOON TRAVELING SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18369953 ON-VEHICLE SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18334542 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17937557 DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18479923 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SWITCHING A CONTROL FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE BETWEEN A DRIVER AND AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED CONTROL METHOD OF A VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18951701 PARKING CONTROL DEVICE AND PARKING CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18185488 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18725060 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERSONALIZED ADAS INTERVENTION Non-Final OA Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
18519824 SPEED LIMIT FUSION FOR AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Final Rejection NVIDIA Corporation
17309655 METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A COMPONENT IN A PASSENGER TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND DEVICE TO BE USED IN SAID METHOD Final Rejection INVENTIO AG
18793710 LOW-THRUST PROPULSION VEHICLE WITH TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION USING MINIMUM TIME TRANSFER Non-Final OA Blue Origin, LLC
18257765 CABLEWAY WITH DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CABLEWAY CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE Final Rejection Innova Patent GmbH
17663894 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE COMPONENT HEALTH STATUS Final Rejection Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18464936 VEHICLE DRIVING MODE Final Rejection TUSIMPLE, INC.
18830029 REMOTE DEICING/ANTI-ICIING Non-Final OA Air T, Inc.
18602516 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING AN EXIT TRAJECTORY FOR AN AIRCRAFT FROM A WEATHER ALERT SITUATION Non-Final OA Airbus SAS
16894379 AUTONOMOUS LAWN MOWING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Scythe Robotics, Inc.
17654922 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE Final Rejection WOVEN ALPHA, INC.

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